wrong
adjective
not in accordance with what is morally right or good.
was wronging
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past progressiveof wrong.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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He was wronging a particular person, who has a right to decide whether she wants to continue a relationship with someone who’s betraying her.
From New York Times ● Nov. 2, 2021
“No,” brusquely answered Calhoun, yet he felt in his heart he was wronging his cousin by his action.
From Raiding with Morgan by Byron A. (Byron Archibald) Dunn
But here his loyalty cried out that he was wronging her.
From The Obstacle Race by Ethel M. (Ethel May) Dell
Sir Gilbert felt injured; this man Waring was wronging him.
From What's Bred in the Bone by Grant Allen
How unworthy was his sensation of hostility against Delarey, his sensation that Hermione was wronging him by entering into this alliance, and how powerless he was to rid himself of either sensation!
From The Call of the Blood by Orson Lowell
